Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
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THERE is music in the air again regard
ing rates between Chicago and st. Paul,
with an excellent prospect for still fur
ther reduction in through rates below the
tariff put in by the Minnesota and North
western. There is no doubt Of the fact
that the Burling on and Northern has given
the association through Chairman j. N.
Farthorn the required fifteen days notice
OF an Intention to change the through rates,
and there is hardly any question that when
the term expires 1t will put in rates from
rs to 35 per cent. lower than the tariff,
which went into effect Aug. l. 1t is UNDER
stood that the reasons of the Burlington
and Northern for taking this step is that
the reduction made on the pretenses of
meeting lake competition fails to accom-
plish that object, and is but a half way
measure, which will not secure any more
business for the competing lines than the
old high-tariff rates.
WHILE Mrs. Owen Hade, living near
Etna, Pennsylvania, was gone to carry her
husbands supper to a furnace where he
worked, one of her children poured some
coal oil into the stove, the can exploding
and burning the four children so badly that
one died shortly after and the others are
not expected to recover.
JUDGE S. L. BAYLEss died at Benton
Harbo1the'' other night. He was prominent
in Indiana politics during the war.
The business failures for the week re-
ported by Il. G. Dun & Co. were for the
United States 1863 and for Canada 20,
compared with 1S4 last week.
A HORRIBLE tragedy is reported to have
taken place at place called Dry Creek,
nine miles from Moorhead, Ky. John
Taylor, Tim Kecton, John Vance and Ell
liott Martin were ON their way to court as
witnesses, when they were met by body
of masked and armed men, who halted
them and asked their business. They re-
fused to tell, when the maskers opened
fire on them, and after wounding John
Taylor and John Vance and killing Elliott
Martin they rode away. No reason is as
signed for the killing, save that these mems
evidence would have damaged some body
connected with the late murder of the
young Logans. Howard Logan who used
to live at Moorhead, has returned to be
present during court. Judg, Carey, Matt
Carey, Clay Powers and G. w. Gilkeson,
who were all warned away by Craig Tolli-
NeT, nave also TetuEueu. ITOuDle anu
fights are sure TO result
THE Chicago Times facet ously remarks:
'"The man who doesn't think that Mr..
Blaine desires to be president is again ap-
pearIng in various parts of the country.
1t would throw things i'll great confusion
if, after being elected to the presidency,
MIR. Blaine should refuse to come home to
accept it."
Or 1874 appointments made by Po ,tmas-
ter Harrity in the Philadelphia postoffice,
1872 were democrats.
CONSIDERABLE excitement prevails at
Halifax over the latest seizure at Souris,
which is now reported to be not only for
otfense against custom laws, but also for
violation of the treaty of 1918, and to be of
such a serious nature as to require the i'm
mediate presence of Consul General
Phelan. Regarding the cases of the Glou-
cester schooners Argonaut AMI French,
Minister Foster declared it to be the in
tention of the Canadian authorities to cap
ture these vessels wherever they could find
them, either inside the Canadian limits or
on the high seas outside of the territorial
waters Of the United States.
The following Nebraska pensions have
been granted: Harvey McEhinny, Gen
eva; William w. Norwood, Ok Bow, in
crease; Charles Baker, Lee Park; ames
H. Robinson. Cedar Rapids. Iowa pen
sions: Mary A. c., widow of Abram w.
Drake, Warsaw; j. S. Wright, V.iiisoa;
Sam Iripp, Elliott, Elliott River, alias
John Pacey, Corning. increase; Enos Con-
ger, Centerville; J.mas II. Thomas, Fort
Dodge; John W. Holiday, Burlington;
Thomas j. Gregg, Sherman; Martin Ro-
land, Bclknap.